LEXINGTON COMMUNITY RADIO INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

LEXINGTON COMMUNITY RADIO INC

EIN 36-4662643 · Community & Neighborhood Development (S20)

What they do

RADIOLEX is Proud to Serve As A Platform for The Voices and Stories of Our Diverse Community. Our Programming is Created By More Than 160 Friends and Neighbors?volunteers Who Produce Thousands of Hours of Original, Hyper-local Content Each Year In English On WLXU 93.9 FM and In Spanish On WLXL95.7 FM. RADIOLEX is A Go-to Information Resource for Over 15,000 Listeners In Lexington?s Underrepresented Neighborhoods?especially Our Black, Hispanic, Asian, Immigrant & Refugee, and LGBTQ+ Communities As Well As Others Whose Experiences and Concerns Are Not Represented In Mainstream News Media.

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Of every $100 spent, about $73.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders9 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

43.11%of revenue went to mission work73.3% of expenses · Program services

5.90%of revenue went to fundraising10.0% of expenses

$51.63spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

9.82%of revenue went to management and office costs16.7% of expenses

$0.95in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

87.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$463,589

Mission workProgram services$199,86143.11% of revenue73.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$45,5299.82% of revenue16.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$27,3315.90% of revenue10.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$190,86841.17% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$272,72158.83% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 73.3% mission · 16.7% management · 10.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.83% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 74.3% mission · 11.3% management · 14.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.49% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 63.3% mission · 18.6% management · 18.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.67% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 77.2% mission · 9.3% management · 13.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.42% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 76.2% mission · 9.4% management · 14.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.93% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 70.0% mission · 7.0% management · 23.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.80% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 65.7% mission · 12.8% management · 21.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 117.71% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 78.8% mission · 9.1% management · 12.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.37% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$528,183

Expenses$272,721

Annual surplus $255,462 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$199,861 · 73.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$45,529 · 16.7% of expenses

Fundraising$27,331 · 10.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$528,183

Expenses$272,721

Assets$258,324

Income$528,183

Contributions$463,589

Mission work (program services)$199,861

Fundraising$27,331

Management and general$45,529

Executive compensation (total)$60,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (9)

APRIL RENEE EDMONDSDIRECTOR

DOMINIQUE WRIGHTPRESIDENT

JEMMA KALUSKITREASURER

JOY WILSONDIRECTOR

LAUREN GAWTHROPSECRETARY

MELISSA KANE TIBBSVICE PRESIDENT

RENEE COLLINS COBBDIRECTOR

SHANNON STUART-SMITHDIRECTOR

VEDA STEWARTDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2014
Location: PO BOX 526, LEXINGTON, KY 40588-0526
County: Fayette
In care of: % DEBRA ANN HENSLEY
Primary officer: Jemma Kaluski, Treasurer

How to reach them

Phone(859) 721-5688

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: JCC ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LLP
NTEE classification: Community & Neighborhood Development (S20)
IRS tax category: Community & Neighborhood Development